FNUS71 KBOX 121109 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MSSF -UNIT A...DCR FOREST FIRE CONTROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 709 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON JUNE 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPDATE TO FORECAST AT 0700... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED...GENERALLY NO LOWER THAN 50 PERCENT. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE LOW 70S THIS AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THE COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A TREND TOWARD DRIER WEATHER INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...NORTHEAST FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 25 MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD...ALTHOUGH THE CAPE MAY HAVE WIND GUSTS REACH THIS SPEED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO FAIR (17100-28600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............65 64 64 69 74 79 82 85 88 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................64 65 66 67 68 68 68 67 66 RH..................73 70 68 65 65 65 65 68 73 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................23 28 31 28 30 32 30 27 25 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....17 19 21 24 26 29 25 22 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (800-13100 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............88 88 88 92 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................65 64 63 62 60 60 59 59 59 59 59 59 RH..................73 75 78 81 87 87 90 90 90 90 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 ADI.................20 18 18 18 16 15 9 12 12 12 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 40 VRATE KT-FT/1000....13 8 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1800-2200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1400-19900 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 17 18 17 17 16 14 13 10 9 8 7 LVORI...............M M M M M M M M M M M M ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 2 3 7 12 15 17 20 20 16 14 11 $$ FORECASTER...DOODY REQUESTED BY...AARON WHIDDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120612.MSSFU.01/BOX